Caparispisan Wind Farm
| Caparispisan Wind farm | |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Location | Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | September 3, 2013 |
| Commission date | November 11, 2014 |
| Operator(s) | North Luzon Renewable Energy Corporation |
| Wind farm | |
| Type | Onshore |
| Site area | 625 ha (6,250,000 m2) |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 27 X 3 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 81 MW |
Caparispisan Wind Farm is a wind farm in Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. The wind farm was joint venture of AC Energy Holdings Incorporated, the Philippine Alliance for Infrastructure and the UPC Philippines Wind Holdco. The wind farm project amounted to $220 million.[1]
The wind farm's groundbreaking took place in September 3, 2013 initially planned that the plant be connected to the national grid by June 2014.[2] The wind farm was fully commissioned by the Energy Regulatory Commission on November 11, 2014 and was later inaugurated in November 19 of the same year. The wind farms has 27 individual wind turbines occupying a 625 hectare land area. AC Energy Holdings Inc. is planning to increase the wind farms capacity to 150 MW by 2015.[1]
Residents belonging to at least 10 families living in barangays Malasin, Abaca and Dadaur of Bangui, Ilocos Norte protested the installation of a 69 km transmission line, which they claimed passes through their land, and demanded for the transmission line to be relocated.[1][3]
References
- 1 2 3 Lazaro, Freddie (6 January 2015). "Flashback 2014: It was year of wind farm projects in Ilocos Norte". Philippine Information Agency. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ↑ Adriano, Leilanie (9 September 2013). "81-MW wind farm to rise in Pagudpud". Ilocos Times. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ↑ Adriano, Leilani (21 November 2014). "Protest greets launch of another wind project". Wind Watch (Philippine Daily Inquirer). Retrieved 15 February 2015.
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